“whether it was fortunate or unfortunate for Claire that neither of her parents had left be-hind any relatives suitable for raising her—all had either been too dilapidated, too debilitated, too disinterested, or too dysfunctional.” — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“What do you mean no one knows where he is? Human beings don’t just disappear. Not unless they’ve been abducted by aliens. But even… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“Olive had, of course, been born with a backbone, but she didn’t exercise it very often.” — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“she’d never experienced for Chandler the kind of feeling a woman should have for a man she thought about marrying, that breathless kind of… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“Virtuoso? Are you serious? What kind of code name is that? Who's assigning code names these days? They should be shot. How can anyone… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“His faded jeans hugged his taut hindquarters and strong thighs with much affection, and his denim work shirt strained against the muscles of his… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“it had been longer ago than last Thanksgiving that she’d experienced the perspiration thing. A quick tally told her just how long, and she… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“It took only one, very quick, perusal of Ramsey Sage for Claire to know everything she needed to know about him. He was completely… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“So even though, to the outside world, Claire Willoughby was Simple Pleasures, Inc., Claire knew she was actually little more than window dressing for… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“She stubbed out the butt on her clipboard, one marked by a variety of small black burn spots, and flicked it away heedlessly—beaning her… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“People talk about how sad it would be to die before they've done everything they want to do or seen everything they want to… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“had been a long time since he’d touched a woman like that It was that he’d never touched a woman like Claire at all.… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
“But a little perspiration never hurt anyone. Especially that sort of perspiration. And that sort of perspiration was definitely one of life’s simple pleasures.… — Elizabeth Bevarly Copy Share Image
